"We rescue works of art from undeserving owners."
This flashy and glossy-looking action-comedy-thriller kicks off with an art auction heist in Venice by Cyrus (Kevin Hart) and his gang, after which they are offered a deal by Interpol to half-a-billion dollars of gold from an international crime lord. Lift has a solid cast with good work from Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the Interpol agent who gets embroiled with the action and Vincent D'Onofrio clearly having fun, led by Kevin Hart in a relatively straight dramatic non-shrieking mode that is actually quite engaging. Filled with implausible shiny hi-tech, a nicely-delivered quota of quips, a little bit of tension and a gaping plot-hole, this is a classic case of disengage brain and go along with the reasonably entertaining ride. F. Gary Gray marshals the big-scale nonsense with his accustomed ease on screen, making Lift a simple, efficient and utterly forgettable easy-to-watch popcorn blast.
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